Mount for cycle shift and brake handles

Abstract

A mounting assembly on a hand cycle for the shift and brake handles which includes a collar clamp carried on the end of the front post for detachably connecting with an elongated support member having opposite ends. The clamp member is releasably coupled to the midsection of the support member and the rear-most end of the support member carries a bearing assembly for operably mounting a crank handle with hand pedals. The hand crank further includes sprocket gearing which rotates with the hand crank as the rider turns the hand crank via the hand pedals during a riding procedure.

What is claimed is:  
     
       1. A mount for a cycle shift and brake handle assembly comprising: 
       a frame having a front post;  
       a support member having a midsection between a rear end and a forward end;  
       said support member midsection releasably secured to said front post;  
       a bearing assembly carried on said rear end of said support member;  
       a mounting tube secured to said front post of said support member;  
       gear shift and brake levers operably carried on said mounting tube; and  
       a driving hand crank mechanism rotatably mounted on said bearing assembly and having hand grips rotatable about a turning axis of said bearing assembly wherein said turning axis is in close spaced apart relationship with respect to said gear shift and brake levers.  
     
     
       2. The cycle shift and brake handle assembly as defined in claim  1  wherein: 
       said driving hand crank mechanism includes:  
       a pair of hand grips rotatably mounted on a pair of cranks rotatably carried on said bearing assembly; and  
       said pair of hand grips lying on a common axis parallel with said mounting tube so that said pair of hand grips are in close proximity to said gear shift and brake levers.  
     
     
       3. The cycle shift and brake handle assembly as defined in claim  2  including: 
       a front wheel rollably supported on said front post; and  
       a sprocket and chain drive mechanism carried on said bearing assembly with said pair of cranks for transferring driving power from said pair of hand grips to said front wheel.  
     
     
       4. The cycle shift and brake handle assembly as defined in claim  3  wherein: 
       a sprocket of said sprocket and chain mechanism resides rearward of said front post and said front wheel resides forward of said front post and a chain of said sprocket and chain mechanism operatively interconnects said pair of cranks to said front wheel for providing drive power thereto.